Denmark allows foreign students to work 90 hours monthly

The new announcement by the Danish Immigration Service provides increased flexibility to foreign students and adds to the popularity of the country as a study-abroad destination.

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Denmark's government has announced that in addition to the residence permit as a student, foreign students will be allowed to work for 90 hours per month from September to May during the normal period of study and full-time through June, July and August.

As per the official statement, the work permit remains valid when the student is seeking a job for a period of either 6 months or 3 years. This work permit is normally given if the student expects to complete a full-time course in Denmark. If one works for more hours than allowed, it will be considered illegal and in such case, the student can get a warning, a fine or the residence permit as a student can be cancelled.

Danish Immigration Service (DIS) and the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) share a website - www.nyidanmark.dk, where students can get detailed information on residence and work permits.

Internship opportunities in Denmark

If a student gets a residence permit to study for a course that contains a mandatory internship, they will automatically get the permit to work full-time for the duration of the internship. The internship should be part of the chosen course and the place from where the student can complete the internship should be approved by the educational institution. For doing an internship, a grant of permit is mandatory, no student can start working full-time before they are granted the permit.

In case a student has not been granted a permit for doing an internship initially and later needs to complete the internship then they must apply for a full-time work permit. It is applicable to those students who will be working full-time during the internship.

How to get residence permit in Denmark

The following are the conditions which are required to receive a residence permit in Denmark:

• Those who are admitted to higher education institutes in Denmark can get a residence permit to study and live in Denmark.
• EU/EEA country or Switzerland citizens need not apply for a residence permit instead they should apply for an EU residence document.
• Students can obtain a residence permit to complete a preparatory course for a higher educational programme such as engineering.
• Students can either complete part of their education as exchange or guest students or can complete a full educational programme.

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